Sunday, October 24, 2010

Halloween Bark Candy

This weekend on Twitter, a friend posted a link to a great Halloween bark candy recipe. It’s a recipe that’s similar to one I made years ago but had forgotten about. I’ve been wanting to make a small gift for my new neighbors and the girls’ teachers. This is the perfect recipe to dress up in cute treat bags.

Halloween Bark Candy

Ingredients:

14 whole Oreos, broken up (use the orange Halloween Oreos if you can find them)

1 1/2 cups mini pretzels, broken into pieces

1 lb white chocolate pieces

1 cup candy corn

Brown and orange colored sprinkles

You could also substitute M&Ms or Reese’s pieces for the candy corn or Oreos.

Directions:

Place waxed paper on large cookie sheet.

Spread cookies, pretzels and about 3/4 cup of the candy corn into a 13x9-inch rectangle on the waxed paper.

Place chocolate in glass measuring cup and heat in microwave for about 1½ minutes.

Stir and then microwave for about another 30 seconds until melted and smooth.

Add in any extra fun stuff. I added some “creepy critters” Silly Bandz.

Fold top of bag over, making a crease.

Using a hole punch, punch 2 holes about 2” apart.

Put ribbon through the holes and tie.

**I found some cute Silly Bandz knock-offs on an end cap at Wal-Mart for $1.00 a package. I opened the package and put them in with the bark, the tied one on each end of curling ribbon. I used the curling ribbon/Silly Bandz combo along with fabric ribbon for a festive touch. Before tying, put a pinch of gift shred in the center of your bow, then tie.

Here’s the finished product.

Close-up of the “Creepy Critters”

This project was fast and super easy. I was done start-to-finish in about 30 minutes.

About Me

I'm a Southern girl transplanted to the Midwest. As I try to adapt, I make no apologies for my accent and good manners. I love to "dish" on whatever comes to mind, whether it be my family, decorating, fashion, food, or just life in general. I'm married and have 2 wonderful daughters.